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Speaking to Sky Sports, Charlie Nicholas has predicted things could boil over on the pitch with a high chance of a player being sent off. Nicholas told Sky: “West Ham would love nothing more than to dent Tottenham’s title aspirations and they will be greeted by a really aggressive atmosphere in East London. “Their players thrive on […]

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West Ham Chairman David Gold has confirmed 6,000 extra seats at Olympic Stadium could be ready for this coming In response to our story yesterday Gold confirmed on twitter:  “Yes, it’s possible that the capacity of the new stadium will rise to 60,000 for the start of the new season. dg”   He also confirmed […]

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West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet is happy with his debut Premier League campaign but has brushed off claims he is the signing of the season. The 28-year-old has been a revelation.

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Dimitri Payet has downplayed suggestions he’s the signing of the season by hailing N’Golo Kante’s impact at Leicester.

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Dimi Payet has confirmed that Slaven Bilic and the prospect of playing at the Olympic Stadium were the motivating reasons for him joining the Irons and  agreeing a new deal at the club. As he prepared to take on Spurs at the Bolyen tonight, Dimi has been discussing all things West Ham. Speaking to the […]

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West Ham will finally tie up the deal for Manu Lanzini at the beginning of next month. The brilliant midfielder’s injury problem have put the signing date back but the club are ready to do the deal at the start of April The fee of £8 million has been agreed and a source told Claret […]

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This is a tough one but it’s the sort of game from which we must take something if we are going to fulfil those top six ambitions we’ve heard about all season long. And let’s recall the words of that old song as far as the Irons are concerned tonight: “When the going gets tough, […]

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On Monday we asked you “Who would get your Hammer of the year vote based on performances to date this season?”  A massive 1,710 of you responded to the poll. Unsurprisingly 947 of you representing 55.38% says Dimitri Payet should be crowned Hammer of the year this season! However an encouraging 18.83% (322 people) disagreed […]

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Newham council have taken the unusual step of boarding up the World Cup Sculpture on the corner of Green street ahead of Wednesday evening’s London derby against Spurs. The bronze statue featuring Bobby Moore,  Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters and  Ray Wilson has been protected with wooden boards over concerns it could be vandalised by Spurs fans […]

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Claret and Hugh are hearing as yet unconfirmed reports that Victor Moses picked up a knock in training today and is now a doubt for tomorrow’s London derby game against Spurs. Michail Antonio is likely to be asked to fulfil a right back role again tomorrow with Sam Byram suspended and Joey O’Brien and James Tomkins […]

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Campaign group Boleyn Development 100 want all the properties built on the site of the Boleyn Ground to be 100% social housing, in response to the lack of affordable homes available in Newham and to turn the former football pitch into a public park. “It’s a massive plot of land, and there’s a housing crisis […]

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The Argentine coach says his team do not feel like they are in the best position to win the Premier League this term but is happy with the way they are improving

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Premier League clubs are set to meet on Wednesday 23rd March for one of their regular shareholder meetings and away ticket prices will be on the agenda again.  At the last Premier League shareholders meeting in February it was reported that 12 or 13 clubs were in favour of a £30 away cap on tickets. If […]

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Oulala.com  have compared one the world’s most expensive signings to the bargain buy of Dimitri Payet to see how the two stack up against each other. Payet cost West Ham £10.7 million to become the signing of the season. In just 19 league appearances this season, the French international has created an impressive 67 chances. The majority […]

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Co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold have released a statement ahead of tomorrow’s London derby with Spurs pleading for good behaviour and reminding fans there is a zero tolerance policy with regards to racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic behaviour. “It is vitally important that every West Ham United supporter attending the fixture remembers that they are acting […]

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Slaven Bilic has asked West Ham fans to get behind team and the club on Wednesday night as we play London rivals Spurs but reminded fans we are are all ambassadors of a big, great and polite club! Slav told the press conference this morning: ‘The message is I would like the fans to be […]

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According to reports in Scotland, Celtic are weighing up a move for West Ham’s left back, Stephen Hendrie as a replacement for Emilio Izaguirre. The Scottish Daily Record claims the former Hamilton defender is on the Hoops’ radar as the Honduran international looks set to quit Parkhead in the summer for a move to the […]

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Diafra Sakho could be added to the West Ham squad for the visit of derby rivals Tottenham tomorrow.

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Slaven Bilic has urged West Ham fans to show they are ‘polite’ with the club’s chairman warning supporters to behave ahead of Tottenham’s final visit to Upton Park on Wednesday night.

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Martin Samuelson has told Norwegian media that incompetent trainers with big egos often hold back talented players such as himself. His comments are thought to be a dig about his time at Manchester City’s Academy before joining West Ham. “Many young talents have the same style of play as me,  but it is whittled away at the early age […]

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Slaven Bilic is looking to extend the club’s unbeaten home record and put a dent in Tottenham’s Premier League dream on Wednesday night.

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Slaven Bilic is holding his pre-match press conference at 10am this morning ahead of Wednesday’s home game against Spurs. Here are all of his summarised quotes courtesy of @WHUFC_Official “Diafra Sakho  has been training with us for a week and we will see him today. He might be in the squad.” “We are without Sam Byramn  Hard […]

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David Gold believes that the Hammers can beat Spurs tomorrow evening as more and more players return to full fitness. The game will come just in time for Andy Carroll and Manuel Lanzini who have both had decent run-outs over the last two games and should be 100 per cent for the arrival of Spurs. […]

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West Ham are hoping they can get the Olympic Stadium capacity increased to 60,000 by the start of the first season. Fans have been crying out for the club to make the move and ClaretandHugh understands that with the unprecedented demand for season tickets, the club are now ready to seek planning permission for a […]

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Pundit Richard Keys has pointed out the irony of West Ham’s win over Sunderland, suggesting it is was a win Sam Allardyce himself would have been proud of if he was still in charge of the Hammers. Keys wrote on his personal blog today “The irony of West Ham’s 1-0 win over Sunderland is that it was […]

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Sky pundit Paul Merson has predicted a draw on Wednesday night as West Ham take on Spurs under the famous Boleyn ground lights one last time: Speaking on the Sky sports website Merson says: “This could be the hardest game Tottenham have got left to play this season (I know they play a North London […]

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